Professor of Gemology at Hogwarts

"What was she doing just now?" Gray felt his heartbeat was irregular, and half of his face was almost frozen, "What do you mean..."

Claire's sudden approach just now caught him off guard.

Gray, who was stunned for a few seconds outside the office door, finally came to a conclusion.

"She must be taunting me on purpose."

"Professor...what's wrong with your face?" Neville said after seeing Gray come in.

"What?" Gray only felt hot at the base of his ears. He had felt numbness on one side of his cheek since just now. When Neville suddenly said these words, he forced his facial muscles to move twice, "Nothing. Didn't happen."

"Okay..." Neville glanced at Gray and lowered his head.

"Please sit down, Neville, and relax. There is no Mr. Emery Switch here."

Neville sat in Claire's seat.

"Don't pay too much attention to that portrait," said Gray. "He's got a bit of an odd temper."

"Thank you, Professor Morris..." Neville held a small package in his hand, "Actually... uh... Professor, I wanted to come to you. I wanted to give this to you, but I found that you already had it. .”

He pointed at the moss on the corner of the office wall, then opened the thin hemp rope wrapped in his hand, and gently opened the paper. Inside was a ball of fluffy grass-like stuff.

"Did you give it to me?" Gray said with a smile, "Thank you, Neville, I'm so glad you could give me a gift, but you also said that I already have such a thing in my office. In fact, you can put it in In your dormitory.”

"Okay..." Neville blushed a little, "I just want to... thank you about the diary last time."

"I understand what you mean. In fact, I'm very happy that you can regain your confidence. After all, this is what I really want to tell you." Gray said, "By the way, you have nothing to worry about recently, right?"

"Uh...it's nothing actually." Neville rubbed his hands uncomfortably and looked up at Gray again, "Professor Lupine talked about Boggarts today."

"I understand," Gray leaned back in his chair, "Is it Professor Snape?"

"You know everything..." Neville's face turned red.

"I have heard that Professor Lu Ping's class is very exciting."

Neville blushed but said nothing.

"It's not a shame," Gray said as gently as possible, "It's actually quite amazing. You should have defeated the Boggart in class, right?"

"Yes," Neville said happily, "I concentrated on thinking about grandma's clothes, and finally Professor Snape was forced to put on the vulture hat, a green dress, and a big red handbag. He stayed where he was, helpless—"

Neville found that he was talking more and more with gusto, and suddenly felt embarrassed: "Uh... Then the Boggart failed, that's it."

"That's great. You overcame the fear in your heart and defeated the Boggart. Many wizards would faint from fear when facing a Boggart. You are much stronger than them."

"Everyone actually succeeded in that class," Neville said a little embarrassed, "but I'm still very happy because I didn't fail. At least I kept up with everyone in that class."

"I'm very happy that you have such an idea..." Gray saw the changes in Neville, "Progress is equivalent to becoming stronger. Maybe sometimes you don't notice your progress. That's because everyone We are all running forward, and we cannot deny ourselves easily."

"Professor, thank you... I think I should go back." Neville glanced at the Spanish moss in his hand and showed an embarrassed expression, "However, it seems that I still feel that I can't do anything well, even sending gifts The gifts are..."

"If I remember correctly, there is still a paper due in the crystal class tomorrow -" Gray reminded him.

"Yes, but I've finished writing, Professor." Neville relaxed a little, "There is finally something done."

He stood up and folded the small package containing Spanish moss in his hands. When he was about to put it into his pocket, a piece of paper tucked in the edge of his pocket fell to the ground. Neville hurriedly picked it up.

"What's that?" Gray asked.

"Nothing, Professor, this is the wrapper from the Super Bubble Gum I... uh... ate before..." Neville said hurriedly.

Gray saw him quickly fold the candy wrapper and put it in his pocket.

……

When Neville came out of the office and passed the portrait, he was almost touching the opposite wall, but he was stopped by Emery Switch.

"There you go again-" Emory Switch drawled.

Neville winced and hurriedly ran up the stairs.

"It is necessary to change your position, Mr. Emery Switch." Gray came over. "You are 'stationing' in the corridor. Students are afraid to come to my office."

"I have a good temper with obedient children--" said Emery Switch. "He has no right to let me have a good temper with him, as he does."

"For someone like you who is so prejudiced against Gryffindor—"

"Am I biased against Gryffindor?" Emery Switch glanced at Gray mockingly, "That's because you haven't experienced those bad things. I'm doing it all for the good of that kid now. Think about it, I took an unknown object by myself, and didn’t want to give it to the professor, but kept using it myself. I think if I hadn’t discovered it, he would have died in an unknown manner in the end!”

Emery Switch gasped.

"And that Harry Potter, what a fool! He went beyond his own capabilities to save the Philosopher's Stone. He was so lucky that he didn't die! Even though he is famous now, everyone says he is a little hero, and he will still be so 'brave' in the future. Go down, maybe something will happen!" Emery Switch said, his voice began to tremble, "You should understand me, at least you are not a brat anymore, Gryffindor always emphasizes the quality of 'brave' The atmosphere will only kill those stupid kids——"

"Experienced 'bad things'?

"Gray did not refute Emery Switch. Instead, the nonsense he mentioned attracted his attention. Why does this strange gentleman hate his college so much? What so-called "crazy things" has he experienced?

Emery Switch raised his eyebrows: "You want to hear it? Then I'll tell you. After listening to it, you will definitely have the same opinion as me. Then you will know that I did it to save the kid's life. Those who do not listen to the advice of their seniors and only rush forward in their own self-righteousness should be lectured and preached to.”